2024
Addressing Barriers to Entry and Retention of Women in Interventional Vascular Specialties With Proposed Solutions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Altin S, Kwong M, Hamburg N, Creager M, Banerjee S, Oladini L, Schneider M, Ruddy J, Council O. Addressing Barriers to Entry and Retention of Women in Interventional Vascular Specialties With Proposed Solutions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2024, 149: e986-e995. PMID: 38375663, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScientific statementMedical school graduatesAmerican Heart AssociationParity of womenAddress barriersPerceived barriersLength of trainingVascular specialtiesCore clerkshipsMedical schoolsVascular interventionsLifestyle considerationsEarly mentorshipHeart AssociationSchool graduatesInterventionWomenSpecialtyRadiation exposureTrainingBarriersWork cultureVascular fieldLifestyleAdvancement of women
2023
Reply Long-Term Patient Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication
Altin S, Curtis J. Reply Long-Term Patient Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 2336. PMID: 37758390, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term patient outcomesPeripheral vascular interventionsIntermittent claudicationPatient outcomesVascular interventionsClaudicationPatientsLong-Term Patient Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication
Altin S, Parise H, Hess C, Rosenthal N, Creager M, Aronow H, Curtis J. Long-Term Patient Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1668-1678. PMID: 37438035, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsIndex limb amputationAmputation rateIntermittent claudicationMajor amputationRevascularization ratesVascular interventionsCox proportional hazards regressionLong-term patient outcomesMajor amputation rateProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier estimatesFurther risk factorsLimb amputation rateClinical trial dataIndex limbIC patientsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHazards regressionRisk factorsPatient outcomesLimb amputationHealthcare databasesPatients
2022
How much flow is enough: the use of fractional flow reserve in chronic limb-threatening ischemia in a series of patients with isolated occlusive tibial disease
Ahmed Z, Ochoa-Prieto M, Bhalla A, Strosberg D, Dardik A, Altin S. How much flow is enough: the use of fractional flow reserve in chronic limb-threatening ischemia in a series of patients with isolated occlusive tibial disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2022, 9: 101017. PMID: 38204765, PMCID: PMC10777480, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2022.08.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaFractional flow reserveFlow reserveLower extremity peripheral vascular interventionsLower extremity endovascular interventionsPeripheral vascular interventionsSeries of patientsTibial diseaseEndovascular interventionVascular interventionsIschemiaPatientsInterventionDiseaseSex-Based Differences in Periprocedural Complications Following Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Altin S, Gitto M, Secemsky E, Rao S, Hess C. Sex-Based Differences in Periprocedural Complications Following Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e011768. PMID: 35938403, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity peripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral vascular interventionsSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseasePeriprocedural complicationsArtery diseaseHigh riskHospital mortalityKnee amputationFemale sexVascular interventionsVascular Quality Initiative registryAccess site bleedingAccess site complicationsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseSex-based outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionWarrants further investigationSex-based differencesBaseline patientSite bleedingCoronary interventionSite complicationsContemporary cohort
2021
FEMALE SEX AS INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF PERI-PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LOWER EXTREMITY PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION: ANALYSIS OF THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE REGISTRY
Gitto M, Jelani Q, Altin S. FEMALE SEX AS INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF PERI-PROCEDURAL COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LOWER EXTREMITY PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION: ANALYSIS OF THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1001. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02360-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sheikh AB, Anantha-Narayanan M, Smolderen KG, Jelani QU, Nagpal S, Schneider M, Llanos F, Ionescu C, Regan C, Attaran R, Altin SE, Mena-Hurtado C. Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2020, 54: 413-422. PMID: 32338163, DOI: 10.1177/1538574420920998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsPeriprocedural adverse eventsVascular complicationsAdverse eventsIntravascular ultrasoundPrimary patencyCause mortalityTechnical successMyocardial infarctionObservational studyVascular interventionsEnd pointSimilar patency ratesSimilar primary patencyPrimary end pointRate of reinterventionSecondary end pointsPeripheral arterial diseaseImproved clinical outcomesIVUS groupAmputation rateArterial diseaseClinical outcomesPatency ratesLower risk